LIVE from Celebrity Silhouette, sailing April 7th!

[MrFunInTheSun]

Have a great day Bugsy! Looks like beautiful weather in Jamaica!


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[BonTexasNY]

[COLOR=darkorchid][B]I just found Bugsy's review yesterday. Where have I been? Now there's a triple threat getting work done. Yours, Radio's and Gambee's. All excellent and all taking time away from well....unimportant things, right??[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=darkorchid][B]Keep it up and continued smooth sails. Gorgeous pictures, wonderful commentary. I'm a fan![/B][/COLOR]

[sredish]

Chris...when do you sleep?? You seem to shut the ship down every night and then you're up at dawn prior to arriving in port every morning! You're an animal! :cool::cool:

This is so great. Thank you for taking time to do this for us.

[dblane]

Never been to Falmouth, dock area looks nice.

[BugsyCruiser]

[quote name='jerseygirl777']Chris I had added a message on Page 23 #459 & I wrote it in the wrong place, if you have a chance & can read it I asked you a question about pricing- thanks- Linda:cool:[/QUOTE]

Linda pricing is similar to Oasis class, maybe just a bit more as Celebrity offers Aqua Class and Concierge Class, which aren't on Oasis and Allure

[BugsyCruiser]

Walked around the port area for a little bit. Brenda(Brfan) joined me
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[BugsyCruiser]

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Silhouette is the only ship in port today
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[BugsyCruiser]

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Margaritaville is now in Falmouth. Just opened a few weeks ago. Brenda and I decided to go there for a drink and light lunch
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:D
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[BugsyCruiser]

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The smoked fish dip is excellent
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Back on the ship to relax for a little bit. We sail out at at 5 pm. More to come later my friends :)

[HopefulCruiser123]

[quote name='MrFunInTheSun']Comping a internet package surely would be a great gesture. Between Gambee's review and now Chris's "Live" trip report on the same ship I'm sure lots of people that normally don't sail or have not sailed Celebrity will look to in the future, myself included. I'm booked for cruises for 2013, but surely want to take a Celebrity cruise during 2014 now. I would hope that Celebirty would make a comment on Gambees review too, his deserves a nod from the big dogs too. :) Unless they already did and I missed it.

I've done three "Live" trip reports myself and they do take time, but they are fun to do too and I consider them as part of my own personal cruise experience.[/QUOTE]

I agree about comping the internet package. We attempted a live review of this ship in February and the very slow and sometimes nonexistent internet connection derailed us. Love reading live reviews.

[cruzinlady1947]

[I][SIZE=3]Chris, I am really enjoying your[SIZE=3] [SIZE=3]"live" review. Your pictures are just beautiful. [SIZE=3][SIZE=3] [SIZE=3]We will be doing [SIZE=3]about the same itinerary in November on the Grandeur.[/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE] It will be my first time doing the [SIZE=3]Western Caribbean. Are the vendors [SIZE=3]that are located right at the dock[SIZE=3], pushy, like they are elsewhere[SIZE=3]? [SIZE=3]That always b[SIZE=3]others me. I feel really [SIZE=3]sorry for them a[SIZE=3]nd hate to even buy an[SIZE=3]ything for fear of ins[SIZE=3]ulting the other vendors[/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE]. So I end up never buying an[SIZE=3]ything. Unless it is in a store that they aren'[SIZE=3]t all over you. I don't like going to the vendors in La[SIZE=3]badee for that same reason.

[SIZE=3]The shop[SIZE=3]s [SIZE=3]really look nice in Falmouth. [SIZE=3]I am anxious to see it all.

[SIZE=3]Thanks for t[SIZE=3]a[SIZE=3]king time from your vacation to report to all of us sitting at home and [SIZE=3]virtually cruising with you.

[SIZE=3]Have a g[SIZE=3]reat time on the rest of your cruise.

[SIZE=3]Gwen :)[/SIZE]
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[Just The 3 Of Us]

[FONT=Arial Narrow][SIZE=3]Chris - just have to say, you are doing an amazing job!!! I am having so much fun following along!!![/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial Narrow][SIZE=4][B][I]THANK-YOU!!!![/I][/B][/SIZE][/FONT]
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[Journey11]

Chris, absolutely gorgeous pictures in the ports. The colors are so rich and vibrant. They could easily be picture "postcards." So glad you are enjoying yourself and having a wonderful cruise in between doing this great live review!

[BugsyCruiser]

[quote name='cruzinlady1947'][I][SIZE=3]Chris, I am really enjoying your[SIZE=3] [SIZE=3]"live" review. Your pictures are just beautiful. [SIZE=3][SIZE=3] [SIZE=3]We will be doing [SIZE=3]about the same itinerary in November on the Grandeur.[/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE] It will be my first time doing the [SIZE=3]Western Caribbean. Are the vendors [SIZE=3]that are located right at the dock[SIZE=3], pushy, like they are elsewhere[SIZE=3]? [SIZE=3]That always b[SIZE=3]others me. I feel really [SIZE=3]sorry for them a[SIZE=3]nd hate to even buy an[SIZE=3]ything for fear of ins[SIZE=3]ulting the other vendors[/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE]. So I end up never buying an[SIZE=3]ything. Unless it is in a store that they aren'[SIZE=3]t all over you. I don't like going to the vendors in La[SIZE=3]badee for that same reason.

[SIZE=3]The shop[SIZE=3]s [SIZE=3]really look nice in Falmouth. [SIZE=3]I am anxious to see it all.

[SIZE=3]Thanks for t[SIZE=3]a[SIZE=3]king time from your vacation to report to all of us sitting at home and [SIZE=3]virtually cruising with you.

[SIZE=3]Have a g[SIZE=3]reat time on the rest of your cruise.

[SIZE=3]Gwen :)[/SIZE]
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The vendors in Cozumel, Grand Cayman(especially there), and Falmouth are not pushy at all and don't seem to get offended if you walk right by or say "no thank you." I don't go to the vendors in Labadee for the reason you and many others have stated... they are very pushy

[BugsyCruiser]

Thanks for all the great comments my friends. The solarium... perhaps too peaceful :D

Going to check out the Oceanview Cafe. I normally don't do buffets but I have read that Celebrity's is very good so I'm willing to give it a try.

Thanks for tuning in everyone, see you later today! :)

[ctmcgee]

Hi Chris,

Just wanted to chime in to also say THANK YOU for taking the time to put this wonderful and informative live review together. Only downside is that my work productivity has suffered a little since both you and Gambee started with your reviews. I anxiously await the updates every day. Great job! Enjoy the rest of your trip. :)

[BugsyCruiser]

By the time I would have gotten to the Oceanview Cafe they would have been ending the lunch buffet. No biggie... still got plenty of time to check it out :)

This gave me an excuse to do a little bit more exploring. I tried to snap pictures of the wine list at Cellar Masters but the lighting is not good at all for that

A stop by Cafe Al Bacio was in order...
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[BugsyCruiser]

Cellar Masters
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Self serve wine station
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[BugsyCruiser]

Silhouette's main dining room
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[suekay]

Is it still dark in the MDR Grand Cuvee? When we were on Silhouette in September, the lights were so low that people were using the table light as a torch to read the menu!

[BugsyCruiser]

[quote name='suekay']Is it still dark in the MDR Grand Cuvee? When we were on Silhouette in September, the lights were so low that people were using the table light as a torch to read the menu![/QUOTE]

I can't answer that because I'm in Aqua class and have dined in Blu for dinner. I haven't heard any complaints about the lighting in the MDR from anyone though

[suekay]

That was quick! Thank you

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[BugsyCruiser]

For the person asking about the shower in the bathroom of my cabin here it is. Love the detachable showerhead and massaging jets
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[BugsyCruiser]

It's time to depart Falmouth
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There are some pretty good waves coming in
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Here comes the last minute passengers
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[BugsyCruiser]

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The lines are cast...
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We are beginning to push away from the pier...
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